But today, I have THE ANSWER above all answers to staying mindfully fit: Snorkeling!! It is an underwater practice of PRESENCE, it's a full body workout, it is aerobic, it's relaxing, it's NO IMPACT as you are floating, you're fully in nature, the practice of listening to your breath is unavoidable, and there are no noises under water- SILENCE. It's the ultimate in total fitness! But most of all, the awe one experiences seeing the beauty of the underwater world is so heart uplifting....my mask sometimes fills up with tears of joy.
Monday, June 9, 2014
the answer
Okay...I've been blogging about mindful fitness for so long, having it morph according to my experiences.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
re-designing routines
The beauty of island life is having the opportunity to be outdoors all year long. I had to break my thinking of gyms, competitiveness, routine, goals.
These days, it's meditation, a long, gentle yoga practice (my body decides what my routine is that day), walking the beach with my dog and swimming/snorkeling in the Caribbean (if the tide and current allows).
I guess what I'm figuring out as I get older is that it's better to take it easy, yet stay active than to do nothing and overeat. And the bottom line is : do what makes you FEEL GOOD!
Monday, March 10, 2014
mother nature's stair master
My dog Ollie and I have found our walks on the beach to be full of climbing and ducking trees and branches; such a different shoreline than the east coast. So I think our daily neighborhood dog walks of 2-3 miles, on sidewalks, to be like a stair master set on 2 and our beach walks are like setting it at 7. What a nice form of functional fitness, being out in nature.
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
perspective and perception
When I have a lot going on, my morning yoga/Pilates practice is shortened, and I sit at a computer at home all day getting the business administrative stuff done. I think "bloat, blah, plump...". I think it, so I feel it, and then I look it. My boyfriend thinks I'm crazy to see myself that way (sweetie!). So acting upon his compliments and affirmations of seeing "beauty and fitness", I flip my thoughts and perceptions of myself and I feel great...while I still sit and do "work".
Do we really need someone else to tell us these things in order to feel it/see it?
Of course not, but gosh it helps!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
happiness
I feel the whole foundation of fitness will ALWAYS and in ALL WAYS begin from within. So here's one of my favorite reminders I'm going to re-post. Enjoy!
Saturday, February 15, 2014
just do it
How much time do we "think" of things/lists why we "can't" do something? (e.g. "I don't have time. If I do this, it'll hurt. I 'promise' I'll do it tomorrow"). So, all that energy thinking about the negative stuff creates negative momentum, right? By the time we finish listing, the day is over!
If we have the one little thought that we want to do something, be it a walk, stretch, meditate, yoga, etc., don't take the time to rationalize getting up and doing it: JUST DO IT, and seize the moment. Even if it's one minute....eventually the one minute will FEEL GOOD, then it becomes two minutes... Then you have a routine of FEELING GOOD, and the negative thoughts go away. (Start slow and simply). This momentum creates amazing things!! Right Alex?
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